Abstract Abstract Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
item #10 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Landscape with multiple readings, where the viewer's gaze can form its own imaginary universe
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
item #5 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
The large-format canvases evoke quivering universes of life. Aquatic, green universes, improbable landscapes are structured by discovering the rhythmic compositions that evoke a real...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
MAXA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
MAXA, 2024 by Alec Franco
Mixed media acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
Image Size: 130 cm H x 215 cm W
Unframed
Signed by the artist
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The artist's works are based on time and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Love in the NY City
Located in New York, NY
2017, Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moonlight through the Woods - 21st Cent., Oil, abstract, night, blue, gold leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Renneth Over
Located in New York, NY
2021, Photograph on aluminum
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film
Breakthrough
Located in New York, NY
2021, Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Box of 64 with Built-in Sharpener" - Abstract Contemporary Painting 2022
Located in San Diego, CA
An original, fine art, abstract painting, "Box of 64 with Built-in Sharpener" is a playful, contemporary work for the child in us all. The painting features brilliant red, orange, ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Crayon, Acrylic, Graphite
Monologue Serie #1
Located in Singapore, SG
A reflection of the artist when he finds himself in dialogue with himself regarding many things in life, even death. As we get older, there are more and more burdens and responsibili...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orange and White
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Shingo Francis grew up in Los Angeles, immersed in the intense light and vast ocean vistas of life in southern California. Like many LA artists, Francis be...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pura Vida
Located in Toronto, ON
Isabel Beaubien, a native of Montreal, received her training in fine arts at Concordia University. After launching her career in the UK, she later obtained her Masters degree in Con...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Drive Home from Montauk
Located in New York, NY
2022, Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bardo
Located in New York, NY
The watercolor series is a group of forty iridescent watercolors made during my time in the Hawaiian Islands. Those works on paper are made under the inspiration of the light phenome...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Rainshower
Located in MADRID, ES
Wooden shelf, acrylic, polymer
Artwork Unique
Inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made objects, “Rainshower” is actually an environmentally conscious and up-cycled object. The artist was walking in his neighborhood in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, when he found a brand new bookshelf on the street that was to be thrown away. The white bookshelf...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Polymer
Republic of Haut Bay II
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Danielle Eubank is a painter who is exploring the relationship between abstraction and realism. Based on the oceans of the world, her abstract oil paintings are modern and emotive.
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Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mea Culpa #1
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
The Mea Culpa series is more about feeling than a specific vision. I attempt to use mark-making, color, and surface to explore the emotions I need to convey. I never know when they w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Floating Music
By Thea Schrack
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Thea Schrack is a photographer and painter with a penchant for the past. Her photographic forays have taken her to English country estates, Czech castles, vineyards and to the shores...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Carried Away
By Thea Schrack
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Thea Schrack is a photographer and painter with a penchant for the past. Her photographic forays have taken her to English country estates, Czech castles, vineyards and to the shores...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Play Drawing #4 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Play Drawing #4 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil
To Plant Flowers While Waiting
Located in New York, NY
2012, Acrylic on canvas (Triptych)
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Down To Earth
Located in Singapore, SG
Making mistakes is often a taboo in society. This forms a person's mentality and when problems come they tend to blame circumstances. This artwork invites us to be more open and acce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Window
Located in New York, NY
2021, Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Play Drawing #8 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Play Drawing #8 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil
Look At Me #9 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Look At Me #9 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
The Look At Me series references society’s hunger for attention. Social media, news outlets, and the pres...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
ST
Located in Lisboa, PT
ST, 2018
oil on paper
100 x 70 cm (framed : 109 x 79 cm)
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Simulation on photo : mansonia solid wood profile frame, uv70 museum quality anti reflex glass
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Free shipping conditioned...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Human Centipede
Located in New York, NY
2022, Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Génétic ‘ IOTA
Located in New York, NY
2023, Watercolor & acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
Génétic ‘ TAU
Located in New York, NY
2023, Watercolor & acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
Children of the world ( Multidimensions 1 )
Located in Southampton, NY
J. Oscar Molina is a painter and sculptor as well as Founder of Oscar Molina Gallery in Southampton, NY. He is most well-known for his “Children o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Worries and Fear
Located in New York, NY
2023, Metal print
Limited edition of 8
Sets of 4, 8, 12, or 16 also available, please inquire
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
"Pollen" Textured Mixed Media Collage Abstract Painting on Canvas, 2021
Located in Mantova, MN
This artwork has been on exhibit at Volta Basel Art Fair 2022 with AC Latin Art.
Textured mixed media and collage abstract modern painting inspired by nature and flowers, questioning reality, often playing with inserts to introduce the doubt of something more. In the research of contemporary artist Federica Aiello Pini...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
Landscape
Located in Singapore, SG
The colourful backdrop of nature blends in a sacred moment when the artist explores the outdoors. The beauty, majesty, wonder and allure are all turbulent yet calming.
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Serie Diálogo Rosa y Gris #5
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
55 x 40 in
Unstretched
Rebeca Mendoza plays with simultaneity, superimposition, and ambiguity in her work as she goes through the stages of oil painting. The artist se...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mann und Frau
Located in Wien, 9
Seit seinem frühen Tod 1999 erlebt das Werk von Franz Ecker eine längst fällige Neubewertung, die sich auch in zahlreichen Einzelausstellungen, Katalogen und einem sehenswerten Kinof...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Parkside Place
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Suzie Buchholz is a Bay Area-based abstract painter with a playful yet rebellious approach to the tradition of Abstract Expressionism. Her process is highly physical,driven by an ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
You will get there faster if you slow down #5
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic paint, embroidery and poly-fil video
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Thread, Acrylic
Tracery
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Suzie Buchholz is a Bay Area-based abstract painter with a playful yet rebellious approach to the tradition of Abstract Expressionism. Her process is highly physical,driven by an ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Zoo Escape
Located in PARIS, FR
" Zoo Escape "
270 x 195 x 2
Indian Ink on Canvas
2023
Unique
by Ammar Hammoud Syrian Contemporary Artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink
Self-Portrait as Mad Queen
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Acrylic Painting Burning Ember On Canvas
Located in Toronto, CA
Burning Ember is painted on a wood panel, in acrylic. The size is 40" x 40". The painting hangs on a French cleat.
Troy Smith is a Canadian artist, designer, sculptor and painter w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Expressionist painting- The myths of love
Located in Beijing, CN
Description:
Wan Rui
acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cm
dated 2021
About Wan Rui
Wan rui is a chinese contemporary artist, born in 1970 in Hunan, China. The artist received her MA fro...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cosmic transformation
By Karl Momen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Momen is the creator of the Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, an 87-foot (27 m) sculpture resembling a tree in the Bonneville Salt Flats off of Interstate 80. He financed the project himse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Discarded treasures
Located in MADRID, ES
This mixed media work was created intuitively, with the creature emerging only towards the end of the process. It suggested to me a dinosaur or ancient extinct monster.
As part of my...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Gold Drop
Located in Southampton, NY
The beauty of the gold sky emits a hard 'rain' of figures determined to find their true place in the terrain.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dream intent
Located in MADRID, ES
I had a dream/vision of this painting before I started it. The colours were the starting point. I wanted to revel in warm reds, oranges and pinks. As the painting progressed figures ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Self-Portrait as Hourglass
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rising Waters - Large Abstract Painting by Joseph Justus
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Joseph Justus is a contemporary American artist whose works re-imagine the physical and conceptual landscapes of his hometown, Los Angeles. Drawing inspi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
By Rafael Ruz
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"LES FRUITS DE L'ACTE" Pollock style
Located in SAINT-ALPINIEN, FR
Hand-painted. Not a print. Painting is signed at front and back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original PAINTING, acrylics, collage(silk, pearls) , spray paint on paper, unframed. Title:Les fruits...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Silk
The Map of A Myth II
Located in MADRID, ES
Using calligraphic brushstrokes and muted color tones, I intend to bring in some traits of Chinese art. Assembling elements of art in the East and West is to signify the unique histo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Transhumanismo (Oil Paint Abstract Wood Contemporary Mexican)
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Raúl Cerillo’s creations are characterized by the construction of surfaces with multiple layers of paint, acquiring a three-dimensional appearance. Each piece, according to the artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Birchbands 2
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Michael Kessler was born in 1954 in Hanover, Pennsylvania and had his first art show in 1080. His abstract art awards include the Rome Prize for Painting from the American Academy in...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Depth
Located in Marrakech, MA
Ink on Fine Art paper
Artwork done with a compass
Black exterior frame
Framed dimensions: 113x83 (x5)cm
Signed on the back
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Here With Me
Located in Toronto, ON
Sandra Di Leo
“Fueled by memories of my joyful youth, I paint intuitively, as I am pulled between the conscious and the unconscious of my divided self. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mini Meditation
Located in MADRID, ES
Acrylic on primed surface with cradled wooden frame
Artwork Unique
“Mini Meditation” was inspired by my meditation and mindfulness practice. It is the smaller version of the much la...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Música del Niagara
Located in New York, NY
Valeria Vilar dissolves and gives rise to strokes of abstraction through figuration allowing viewers to recompose the story. She reconstructs and creates spaces from memories, tales...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Morning River in Winter
Located in Toronto, ON
Isabel Beaubien, a native of Montreal, received her training in fine arts at Concordia University. After launching her career in the UK, she later obtained her Masters degree in Contemporary Art from Villa Arson in Nice, France. She currently lives and works in Quebec.
Isabelle Beaubien...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Singapore Noon 1.3
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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